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xvii, 291 pages : 22 cm "Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write demystifies the nonfiction book proposal process. This revised edition contains expanded instructions on creating all aspects of a book proposal, from researching the competition, to writing strong chapter summaries that will excite agents and publishers, to devising a marketing plan for your book. Integrated into the book are nearly two dozen actual proposals covering a wide range of topics, all of which clearly illustrate the steps necessary to write a winning book proposal."--BOOK JACKET Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-277) and index Ch. 1. Book Proposals: What Are They? Why Use Them? -- Ch. 2. Evaluating and Refining Your Ideas: Preparing to Write Your Book -- Ch. 3. Research Made Easy: What Data Will You Need? -- Ch. 4. About the Competition: What's Already in Print? -- Ch. 5. About the Author: Selling Yourself -- Ch. 6. The Concept Statement: Tell Me Why I Should Buy Your Book -- Ch. 7. About the Market: Defining Your Reader -- Ch. 8. About the Book: Inform, Dazzle, Persuade -- Ch. 9. Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries: Organizing Your Book -- Ch. 10. The Heart of Your Proposal: Sample Ch

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Author

Elizabeth Lyon

Publisher

Blue Heron Publishing, Inc

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780936085456

Category

reference

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Marketing, Humanities

Rating

4.4 / 5 (89 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14